Getting Your Water Connected in Portugal
When you move to Portugal, sorting out your water supply is key, along with sorting out other utilities like electricity and gas and arranging home internet. In Portugal, water services are managed by local municipalities. This means you don’t get much choice with your provider; it depends on where you live. Each area has its own supplier, and information about your specific provider is available through your local municipality. For example, Aguas de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo looks after …
Internet in Portugal: Get Your Home Connected to Fibre Broadband
Wondering if you’ll be able to binge-watch your favorite shows or video call your friends back home without buffering nightmares? Well, get ready for some good news – Portugal is home to some wonderful high-speed internet. BUT…(and this is a big but) not everywhere in Portugal has fibre-optic internet. While fibre optic broadband (called internet fixa or banda larga) is available throughout Portugal, and according to our own research, 76% of Portugalist readers have been able to get it at …
Will My Phone Work in Portugal? Should I Buy a New One Before Moving?
If you’re planning a move to Portugal one thing you might be wondering is, “Will my mobile phone (or cell phone) work over there?” Your phone is such an important part of daily life nowadays. Whether it’s keeping in touch with family and friends, getting directions with maps, or quickly looking something up – your phone is likely always by your side. So of course you’ll want to be able to take it along during this big move. The good …
Is Starlink A Solution For Internet in Rural Portugal?
Portugal has great internet coverage, but there are definitely some parts of the country that aren’t covered – not just by fibre broadband but by mobile internet as well. If that’s the case, you may be looking at other options and wondering whether Elon Musk’s Spacex Starlink could be the answer to your problems. With a monthly cost of €40 (and, as of August 2024, a hardware setup cost of between €249 and €349), getting internet through Starlink isn’t as …
A Guide to TV in Portugal
For those considering a move to Portugal, the country’s television offerings promise a blend of local and international content. Most TV packages, especially when bundled with fibre internet, boast around 150 channels, ensuring a diverse viewing experience. If you opt for a 4G home internet package, you can still expect a respectable lineup of approximately 90 channels. Beyond the array of Portuguese channels, viewers will be pleased to find familiar English-speaking channels such as Fox News, Fox Comedy, National Geographic, …
A Guide to 4G Satellite Internet in Portugal
While Portugal has excellent internet coverage, there are still parts of the country where it isn’t possible to get fibre internet. This is typically in rural parts of the country but, surprisingly, you don’t have to go too rural to find places that don’t have access to fibre: sometimes you only need to be a few kilometres outside of a town (that has fibre) only to find that the fibre-optic cables have not been extended that far. If this is …
A Guide to Phone Plans in Portugal
If you’re living in Portugal, you should get a Portuguese phone number. While a number of people keep their phone numbers, particularly those from other EU countries who can take advantage of roaming, it’s definitely a good idea to have a Portuguese number. Here’s why: Basically, if you move to Portugal, you need a phone number so people can contact you and you’ll want mobile data. How Much Does A Phone Plan Cost? As an example, here’s a real quote …
6 Ways to Watch British TV in Portugal
Over the years, there have been lots of different ways to watch British television from Portugal whether through satellite dishes, VPNs, or just about any other method. Despite attempts from the BBC and other British TV channels to limit British TV to just those physically in the UK, someone always seems to know a way around the system. These days, most of the workarounds are online-based, which is one good reason to get a good internet connection in your home. If …